STANLEY CLARKE

STANLEY CLARKE IS AN AMERICAN JAZZ MUSICIAN, COMPOSER AND IS FAMOUS FOR HIS INNOVATIVE AND INFLUENTIAL PLAYING ON THE BASS GUITAR AND THE UPRIGHT DOUBLE BASS. HE WAS AN EX- BASS PLAYER WITH CHICK COREA'S RETURN TO FOREVER.THIS STANLEY CLARKE SELF TITLED ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1974. MY FAVE SONG IS "LOPSY LU"- GOOD BASS AND SYNTHESIZER WORKS.
BELOW IS THE BEST DESCRIPTION OF HOW HE PLAYS THE BASS GUITAR.

Clarke places his right hand so that his fingers approach the strings much as they would on an upright bass, but rotated through 90 degrees. To achieve this, his forearm lies above and nearly parallel to the strings, while his wrist is hooked downward at nearly a right angle. For lead and solo playing, his fingers partially hook underneath the strings so that when released, the strings snap against the frets, producing a biting percussive attack. In addition to an economical variation on the funky Larry Graham-style slap-n'-pop technique, Clarke also uses downward thrusts of the entire right hand, striking two or more strings from above with his fingernails (examples of this technique include "School Days", "Rock and Roll Jelly", "Wild Dog", and "Danger Street")

MEMBERS:STANLEY CLARKE-ELECTRIC BASS, ACOUSTIC BASS, ACOUSTIC PIANO FUZZ PHASER, VOCALS-JAN HAMMER-MOOG SYNTHESIZER, ELECTRIC PIANO, ORGAN, ACOUSTIC PIANO-TONY WILLIAMS-DRUMS-BILL CONNORS-ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR.

SIDE ONE: 1.VULCAN PRINCESS 2. YESTERDAY PRINCESS 3. LOPSY LU (video)4. POWER.

SIDE TWO: 1. SPANISH PHASES FOR STRINGS & BASS 2. LIFE SUITE.

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND-ENLIGHTENED ROGUES

THE RESURRECTION OF THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND FOR THIS ALBUM WAS THE WORKS OF DICKEY BETTS.THE TITLE FOR THIS ALBUM WAS MEANT FOR THE BAND AND THEIR CREW MEMBERS. NEW YORKER WROTE:-"PLAY WITH THE ENERGY OF TEENAGERS AND THE OVERTLY WILDNESS OF VETERAN BLUESMEN." THEIR CONCERT FRONTLINE ARE TWO GUITAR PYROTECHNIC AND BLUES BASED MUSIC AND SONGS WRITTEN BY DICKY BETTS. THIS FAIRLY RESPECTABLE AND ONE OF THEIR BEST ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1979 UNDER THE CAPRICORN LABEL. MY FAVE SONG IS "PEGASUS"

MEMBERS: GREG ALLMAN-KEYBOARDS, VOCALS-DICKEY BETTS-GUITAR, VOCALS-BUTCH TRUCKS-DRUM, PERCUSSION-JAIMOE JOHANNY JOHNSON-PERCUSSION, DRUM-DAN TOLER-GUITAR-ROCK GOODFLIES-BASS.

SIDE ONE: 1. CRAZY LOVE 2. CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU 3. PEGASUS 4. NEED YOUR LOVE SO BAD.

SIDE TWO: 1. BLIND LOVE 2. TRY IT ONE MORE TIME 3. JUST AIN'T EASY 4. SAIL AWAY.